NAME¶

fava, - Web interface for the double-entry accounting tool Beancount

SYNOPSIS¶

python -m fava.cli [OPTIONS] [FILENAMES]...

DESCRIPTION¶

Start Fava for FILENAMES on http://<host>:<port>.

If the `BEANCOUNT_FILE` environment variable is set, Fava will use the files (delimited by ';' on Windows and ':' on POSIX) given there in addition to FILENAMES.

Note you can also specify command-line options via environment variables with the `FAVA_` prefix. For example, `--host=0.0.0.0` is equivalent to setting the environment variable `FAVA_HOST=0.0.0.0`.

OPTIONS¶

-p, --port <port>

The port to listen on. [default: 5000]

-H, --host <host>

The host to listen on. [default: localhost]

--prefix TEXT

Set an URL prefix.

--incognito

Run in incognito mode and obscure all numbers.

--read-only

Run in read-only mode, disable any change through Fava.

-d, --debug

Turn on debugging.

--profile

Turn on profiling. Implies --debug.

--profile-dir PATH

Output directory for profiling data.

--poll-watcher

Use old polling-based watcher.

--version

Show the version and exit.

--help

Show this message and exit.

SEE ALSO¶

Beancount documentation: /usr/share/doc/beancount